1. Our Plans Today
7:30 – 7:50 – Robert’s Entry Summary 7:50 – 7:57 – A-Team Mentor Meeting 8:00 – 9:30 – WASC Focus Groups 9:30 – End – Prepare for Monday

2. Entry Plan Summary
The Purpose of the plan was to: -Introduce myself to the MHS community -Meet people -Study our school -Understand our strengths -Understand where we should focus improvement efforts

3. Who I Met
Elizabeth Novack Fred Navarro Tim Holcomb Denise Selbe Russell Lee Sung Kelly Wilson Ken Fox Ray Chips Dave Steinle Paul Sevillano Jason Alleman Kirsten Levitin Mike Matsuda Susan Stocks Jeri Chinarian Cheryl Quadrelli-Jones And, most importantly, all of you

4. Where I’ve Been
- Site Council Meetings - Puente Family Night - PTA Meetings - School Play - Concerts - School Board Meetings - Sports, Sports, Sports! - Cypress and Fullerton College Breakfasts - Most importantly, hundreds of classes

5. Our Strengths
- Great Staff! - Students are happy - Puente - Music programs - Activities program - Athletic program - JROTC AVID Magnolia is a comfortable school for our students, and they love being here.

6. Some of Our Challenges
- Too many kids failing - The “plague of low expectations” - Too many struggling English Learners - Poor parent involvement - Campus and landscape - Discipline and follow-through - Few alternatives for unsuccessful students

7. How Things Get Done Here
We have been left to find our direction - Our parents have not engaged – yet - Our district has not mandated common assessments across all core subjects – yet - Motivated people have had the chance to build programs (A-Team, Puente, AVID)

8. We should continue to..
Support our incredible staff - Support our Puente and AVID programs and consider growing them - Promote and grow our arts courses - Refine our career and technical education pathways - Grow participation in activities and athletics - Maintain open, honest communication

9. Some Directions - Complete an honest WASC Self-Study
and develop our own plans for
achieving dramatic improvement
in academic achievement
- Create consistent, school-wide
interventions
- Enact a comprehensive program for
our English learners
- Make our school more family friendly

10. A Personal Note
- Thank you for welcoming me!